Question 1

What does "brown out" mean?

Accepted Answer

To experience or cause a deliberate reduction in electrical power, resulting in dimmed lights and reduced voltage across an area.

Question 2

How do you use "brown out" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

The utility company decided to brown out several suburbs to prevent a total grid failure.

Question 3

Is "brown out" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"brown out" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Most commonly used as a noun ('a brownout') in American English. As a verb phrase, 'brown out' is less frequent. Used in electrical engineering, utility, and military contexts. Distinct from 'blackout', which implies total loss.

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